2d Battalion
82d Aviation
Lineage and Honors Information as of 16 January 1997
2d Battalion
82d Aviation Lineage
Constituted 15 November 1962 in the Regular Army as Company B, 82d Aviation Battalion, an element of the 82d Airborne Division
Activated 7 December 1962 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1987 as Company B, 82d Aviation, an element of the 82d Airborne Division
Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1989 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 82d Aviation, and remained assigned to the 82d Airborne Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
2d Battalion
82d Aviation Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Armed Forces Expeditions: * Dominican Republic; * Grenada
Southwest Asia: * Defense of Saudi Arabia; * Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Decorations
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA
Company B additionally entitled to:
Army Superior Unit Award for 1988-1989